AI will be able to do everything a white collar worker does imminently

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We told you already that AI will be able to do everything that a white collar worker does imminently. That's a fact.

Dave's 'imminent' claim: as of April 2026, coding benchmarks hit 90%+ agreement with senior SWEs, Claude Opus 4.7 released, Deep Research workflows automate much white-collar research. 'Everything' overstated; substantial portion correct.

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